Tag Archives: YA
Devilish – Maureen Johnson
Okay, I love Maureen Johnson. Not only have I met her in real life (NAME DROP! she is friends with a friend – who this book is actually dedicated to!) but I just think she is a really fun YA … Continue reading
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Hero – Perry Moore
I don’t remember where I heard about this, but I remember thinking “I don’t read enough books about boy teenagers or gay kids. I should do read this.” And so I did. The description that reeled me in: Thom Creed … Continue reading
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Song of the Sparrow – Lisa Ann Sandell
What a pleasant surprise! I had this book on my “to read” list for awhile, and I don’t remember where I heard about it. All I knew was that it was YA historical fiction, and that the cover art was … Continue reading
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The Seduction of the Crimson Rose – Lauren Willig
Okay. I am now caught up on my flowery spies. Carolann was right – I would have been totally lost reading this one, if I hadn’t read the others. And I liked it! It wasn’t my favorite, and it surprised … Continue reading
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The Deception of the Emerald Ring – Lauren Willig
My apologies. I started this series and read two books and forgot to write about them. I liked the first in the series, so it explains why I also enjoyed the 2nd and 3rd – because it is almost exactly … Continue reading
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The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig
Doesn’t say much about this book that I forgot to blog about it. Not that I didn’t like it – it was just very, very familiar. So familiar in fact, that I can give the review in my next post.
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The Schwa was Here – Neal Shusterman
Okay, okay – enough Shusterman, I get it. I really liked his other books, so I picked up this one. From School Library Journal Eighth-grader “Antsy” Bonano recounts how his accidental relationship with three quirky characters winds up being mutually … Continue reading
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Downsiders – Neal Shusterman
A long, long time ago, when I was a mere undergrad – I read a book about “The Mole People” – an anthropologist’s account of a group of people who have chosen to make a life under NYC, in the … Continue reading
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation – Lauren Willig
I don’t know why its taking me so long to post my newly-read books lately, but it is. I read this almost two weeks ago and sadly, it was the last book I read for awhile. (I got a pretty … Continue reading
The Bermudez Triangle – Maureen Johnson
Who doesn’t love Herzy’s famous author friend, Maureen Johnson? I think what I like best about her books is that they are all good (am I a lit crit genius, or what?) but they don’t have really any super discernable … Continue reading
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